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Iran or Persia : what's in a name, the decline and fall of a tourism industry? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The future of tourism in Iran depends on the tenor of the government, whether it be Islamic traditionalist or Islamic liberalist. In Iran religion and politics are inescapably intertwined and inseparable, with the priority of religion over politics. This
Baum, T.G., O'Gorman, Kevin D.
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On the Issue of the Parthian Pahlavs' Socio-Political Nature

open access: yesBanber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti
The role of the high aristocracy, the so-called pahlavs, is undeniable in the history of the Parthian state. In the second half of III century BC the assistance of the pahlavs to the Arsacid dynasty considerably contributed to the establishment of the ...
Arthur Melikyan
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History and Fiction in the Acts of Thomas: The State of the Question [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The Acts of Thomas has not yet received as much attention as the Gospel associated with the same individual, and this is understandable. Current students of this early Christian work, however, are in danger of missing out on the discussions and differing
McGrath, James F
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On the Discovery of Eastern Hellenistic Initiatory Altar of the 3rd – 1st Centuries BC Depicting the Plot of Bull Sacrifice in the City of Stavropol

open access: yesВестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2016
The article is devoted to the semantic and chronological analysis of the images on the plate of white tuff discovered in the city of Stavropol. The central part of the relief is occupied with the image of table – an altar with hoisted bull head (in the ...
Prokopenko Yuriy A.
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The Honouring of the Legio Chief Physician L. Hortensius Paulinus

open access: yesBelleten, 2016
An inscription dated to the beginning of the 3rd century AD, and found within the city limits of Antiocheia in 2011, honors the legion Chief Physician L.
Abdurrahman Uzunaslan
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India, Egypt and Parthia in Augustan verse: the post-orientalist turn

open access: yesDictynna, 2011
Orientalism, as a paradigm expounded by Edward W. Said, has been influential in literary studies. Here it is critically evaluated with reference to Augustan poetry, in relation to three different ethnic groups : Indians, Egyptians and Parthians.
Grant Parker
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The Concept of Rebellion/Rebel in the Behistun Inscription: Formal Terminology and Phrases [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش های تاریخی
The main issue of the present research is the nature of the concept of rebellion (rebel) in the Behistun Inscription. To answer this question, the study utilizes a conceptual historical method based on analyzing the Old Persian text of the Behistun ...
Adel Allahyari   +1 more
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